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head hair
Sign in to saveAlso known as scalp hair, human scalp hair, human head hair
hair on a human head
Key facts
- System
- Integumentary system
- Latin
- capillum
- Greek
- θρίξ (thríx)
- Mesh
- D006197
- Ta98
- A16.0.00.014
- Th
- H3.12.00.3.02001
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- androgenic hair
- Image
- Birthday Hair (24589372980).jpg
Show 5 more facts
- described by source
- Gujin Tushu Jicheng
- natural product of taxon
- Homo sapiens
- Commons category
- Hair
- maintenance method
- hair care
- has characteristic
- human hair color
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
Hair is a protein filament that grows from follicles found in the dermis. Hair is one of the distinguishing characteristics of mammals. The human body, apart from areas of glabrous skin, is covered in follicles which produce thick terminal and fine vellus hair. Most common interest in hair is focused on hair growth, hair types, and hair care, but hair is also an important biomaterial primarily composed of protein, notably alpha-keratin.
Attitudes towards different forms of hair, such as hairstyles and hair removal, vary widely across different cultures and historical periods, but it is often used to indicate a person's personal beliefs or social position, such as their age, gender, or religion.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “head hair” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.